Dystopian Unit Flashcards
Propaganda
(noun)
Biased or misleading information to promote a cause of point of view
(synonym)
Brainwashing
Apocalypse
(noun)
Final destruction of the world
(synonym) holocaust,ice age
Dehumanize
(verb)
Deprive of basic human rights and feel essential
(synonym) deplore,debauch
Surveillance
(noun)
Close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal
(synonym) monitoring,observation
Oppressive
(adjective)
unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint, especially on a minority or other subordinate group.
(synonym)brutal,repressive
Avarice
(noun)
extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
(synonym)greed
Anarchy
(noun)
a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.
(synonym)lawlessness,revolution
Peace
(noun)
freedom from disturbance; tranquility.
(synonym)calm,tranquility
Socialism
(noun)
a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
(synonym)leftism, utopian socialism
Dissent
(noun)
the expression or holding of opinions at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially held.
(synonym)disagreement, argument
Civil Unrest
fighting between 2 groups of people living in the same country
Tyranny
(noun)
cruel and oppressive government or rule.
(synonym)dictatorship,absolutism
Dystopia
(noun)
an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.
(synonym)antiutopia,apocalypse
Utopia
(noun)
an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.
(synonyms) heaven,paradise
Totalitarian
(adjective)
an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.
(synonym)autocratic,dictatorial
